Acknowledgement of Country
Caitlin and the Full Circle HR & Business Services family acknowledge that our Warragul home base is located on the Brayukaloong tribal clan country.
We pay our respect to the traditional custodians of the Gunaikurnai, and acknowledge their elders: past, present, and future.
LGBTQI Lead and Informed
Full Circle HR are proudly LGBTQI lead and informed; and this directly translates to our business and services. We commit to offering a welcoming and supportive experience for all.
Caitlin Grigsby (She/Her)
Director, Principal Consultant
Full Circle HR & Business Services is the culmination of a near 20 year journey for Director and Principal Consultant Caitlin.
In her career, she’s delivered high-level professional services across the HR, industrial relations, organisational development, mediation and governance spheres that spanned government and industry, from small businesses to corporate organisations, NFP's and community organisations.
Community and advocacy are at the heart of Caitlin's personal and professional life, leading and serving organisations such as the Blue Stockings Association to create educational opportunities for women in rural areas, the Gippsland Ranges Roller Derby Club, and the Gippsland Pride Initiative Inc. amongst others. She currently serves proudly as Founder and Chair of the Gippsland Pride Initiative, and Board Member for the West Gippsland Healthcare Group.
Caitlin created Full Circle HR & Business Services with a mission to provide world-class HR, organisational development, governance, and business support to small and medium businesses, not-for-profits, and community organisations across Gippsland and beyond.
As our Principal Consultant, Caitlin supports business owners, CEOs and organisational leaders with the management of tricky business situations that need timely, effective and compliant action, and excels in delivering Industrial Relations & Crisis Management guidance, Inclusion and Policy Consulting, as well as Executive HR management for your business - delivered with diplomacy, skill and care for all parties affected. She works from the business's base in the Baw Baw Shire and regularly travels the full breadth of the Gippsland region.
Tania Goranitis (She/Her)
Senior Consultant: Operations & OHS
Tania manages the strategic operations of our Gippsland-wide business, and supports our Member Businesses and Clients to achieve efficiency and reduce risk through policy, people and process. Firm in the belief that all businesses - no matter their size, age or offering - should work from a foundation of good governance, Tania’s passion is to help businesses stabilise and grow.
A recognised and respected leader in the East Gippsland community with a 25-year career, Tania’s background features training and leading a team of Professional Organisers working in the spaces of Hoarding, Disablity and Neuro-divergence, which drove her keen passion for Occupational Health & Safety.
Today, she is a Member of the Australian Institute of Health & Safety (AIHS), holds a Certificate IV Occupational Health & Safety, and is ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Lead Auditor qualified. She leads our OHS service delivery with proactive OHS compliance and policy, as well as providing support to our Members and Clients in the areas of small business, governance, surveying, marketing, leadership, training, project management and people-centred processes.
You will connect with Tania on matters relating to OHS, business policy, surveying, marketing, and general business coaching. Tania predominantly works from our satellite office in East Gippsland.
Jessica Pleydell (She/Her)
Executive & Administration Support
With 15 years administration experience working across varying industries including counselling and family violence, NDIS, and franchise management, Jess is an Administration superstar. With experience in regulatory environments such as ASIC and administration leadership in local accounting firms, Jess is equipped with a unique HR baseline, financial literacy and solid systems knowledge.
With a reputation for her diligence, attention to detail, determination, unwavering client focus and a dedication to continuous improvement, Jess can slot herself confidently into new environments, navigate systems and assist stakeholders with ease. She adds immediate value both internally to our business, and externally to yours.
Internally, Jess supports our Consultants across our projects with HR and administration tasks. She also manages our Member Support Line, takes new business enquiries, quotes new projects, updates our website and supports the Director with bookkeeping and payroll.
We are excited to support Jess in her Membership and enrolment into her Cert IV of Human Resources with the Australian Human Resource Institute in 2024.
Jess is the first point of contact when you reach out to Full Circle HR & Business Services. You’ll see her alongside our Consultant Team supporting our clients predominantly in the Wellington and East Gippsland Shires.