Work with us / Melbourne
Home-based paediatric OT in Melbourne.
Choose your caseload, with referrals, admin
and clinical support from Seeds.
An independent subcontractor role
$125 / hour+ travel Paid fortnightly Travel time: $97/hour, up to one hour per client visit. Kilometres: $1/km, with no kilometre cap.
Choose your days and areas Start small or build a larger caseload.
Accept or decline referrals Choose the work that suits your scope.
No weekly billing targets No minimum caseload or report quotas.
About Seeds
Seeds brings together independent occupational therapists in a practice led by Nisha Bal, our founder and occupational therapist. You choose your caseload and use your professional judgement to plan support with each family. Seeds helps families find a suitable OT and handles enquiries, referrals and billing.
“I want our OTs to be thinking about what a child and family need, without the added pressure of meeting a weekly billing target.”
Our OTs work as independent subcontracted practitioners, with colleagues to talk things through with and optional mentoring and supervision. Seeds prioritises fair remuneration, putting as much as we can towards the OTs doing the work while keeping the practice sustainable.
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Your role at Seeds
You choose when and where you work, and which referrals you accept. Seeds helps with referrals, administration and clinical support.
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01Your week
Choose your availability, travel areas and the kinds of work you feel comfortable with. You can begin with one family, keep a small caseload alongside other commitments, or build a fuller week.
There is no minimum caseload or weekly billing target.
A caseload you choose
02Your referrals
When a family’s needs match your area and current scope, Seeds shares the relevant details. You can accept, decline or talk it through with Nisha before deciding.
We offer you referrals. You decide which ones to take.
Offered, never assigned
A family gets in touchSeeds gathers the referral information.
You consider the referralYour area, availability and scope.
03Your practice
You see children and families at home, plan therapy and keep clinical notes. We provide Halaxy for appointments and records, manage enquiries and handle invoicing and payment follow-up.
Therapy decisions stay with you, guided by what the child and family need.
04Your pay
You receive $125 per hour, paid fortnightly, plus travel time at $97 per hour, up to 30 minutes each way. Seeds handles invoicing and payment follow-up, so you are not left chasing accounts.
$1 per kilometre is paid separately, with no kilometre cap.
Hourly rate
$125per hour
+ travel
05Your marketing
If you would like more clients, we can promote your availability in the areas you choose. That can include Google Ads, your own therapist profile, an availability page and contacting nearby clinics and schools.
We plan this with you. You choose whether to take part.
Helping local families find you
06Your support
You can discuss cases with Nisha and the other Seeds OTs, ask questions and share resources. We can agree on mentoring or supervision that suits your experience and the work you’re taking on.
Formal supervision is available, but it is not compulsory.
Nisha & the Seeds OTs
Seeds handles family enquiries, referral information, invoicing and payment follow-up. Halaxy is provided for appointments, notes and invoicing, with help learning the system. Your clinical judgement, records and follow-through with families remain yours.
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Payment
We go through the hourly rate, travel payments and invoicing arrangements with you before you start.
Hourly rate
$125/ hour
+ travel
You also receive $97 per hour for travel time, up to one hour per client visit, plus $1 per kilometre with no kilometre cap.
The therapy session + pack-up and transition + 10–15 minutes of clinical notes
See how it adds up
Two examples for a one-hour therapy booking, including travel there and back.
A shorter trip
10 km each way
The full travel-time allowance
20 km each way
Travel time is capped at one hour per client visit, up to 30 minutes each way. Kilometres have no cap, so $262 is this example’s total, not a maximum payment. Actual journey times and distances vary.
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Travel is calculated from your location, not an office. The kilometre rate is passed on to help cover the running cost of your car.
Seeds works with self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants and privately funded families at the same rate. We do not currently bill NDIA-managed plans directly.
ABN, AHPRA registration, Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, professional indemnity and public liability insurance, a driver's licence and access to a car.
Referrals and advertising
When you have room for more families, we can promote your availability in the areas you choose. We agree on the approach with you, based on where you work and how many clients you want.
We regularly run Google Ads to help families find our OTs. We plan this around where you work and how many more clients you would like.
An interactive availability page shows where you work. Your own detailed profile introduces your approach, experience and interests.
Depending on the area, we may reach out to GPs, allied health practices and schools, and use social media campaigns where helpful.
Enquiries and timing vary; client numbers aren’t guaranteed. You can accept or decline every referral.
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Advertising, availability and your profile
An illustrative ad and availability page using Nisha Bal as the example OT. The suburbs are examples, not Nisha’s visiting area or current availability. Her profile excerpt below uses her own words.
A family searching for home-based OT can follow an ad directly to your availability page. They can check your travel area and read about you before contacting Seeds.
home visit OT near me
Seeds Occupational Therapy
Home-based paediatric OT with Nisha Bal (example). Support shaped around your child’s everyday life.
See the example pageYour introduction and visiting area can sit together on one page. Families can explore the map, find their suburb and enquire about a visit.
Your page can show the areas you choose. If you want one, we can prepare a draft from your onboarding answers and review it before it goes on the website.
Next: the example profileMeet Nisha Bal, Founder and Principal OT at Seeds. She started Seeds to bring therapy into the places children live.
Meet Nisha
Illustrative suburbs only. This does not show Nisha’s visiting area or appointment availability.
See the example profileYour Seeds profile introduces how you work, your clinical interests and your experience.
Families can read your profile before contacting Seeds. Our team gathers the referral information; you decide whether to accept the referral.
Founder and Principal OT
“I started Seeds because I wanted therapy to happen in the places children actually live. That hasn't changed.”
And I work with parents in the room rather than sending them out. What I notice, I say. What I'm trying, I explain. The goal is that by the end of a visit, the parent has something they can actually use for the rest of the week.
Real pages, for reference
View a real availability page Catherine’s page, separate from this exampleNisha’s real profileExperience and approach
Paediatric experience is welcome, but it is not essential. We can talk about your experience, the work you feel ready for and the support that would be useful.
You listen, build trust and stay curious. You value working alongside families, educators and other professionals.
You reflect, ask questions and keep learning. You work within your scope and broaden it as your confidence and skills develop.
You are AHPRA registered, keep clear records and follow through with families. You recognise when a case needs more support or a different service.
You can discuss cases with Nisha and the other Seeds OTs. Mentoring and supervision with Nisha are optional, and we can talk about the support that would be useful to you.
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We build trust before we build skills. The relationship with the child and family comes first.
We notice regulation and read behaviour as communication, rather than pushing through distress.
We work with what a child enjoys and does well, in the home where their everyday life happens.
Our clinical reasoning framework helps organise thinking when the picture is complex or uncertain. It sits alongside approaches you may already use. We ask what pattern keeps recurring, and under what conditions.
From there, we consider what can change, what can be accommodated and what needs to be respected. The PDF explains the framework in more detail.
Read our clinical approach (PDF) (PDF, 869 kB; opens in a new tab)Common questions
If your question is not here, you can ask Nisha directly.
Email NishaOur OTs work as independent subcontractors, not salaried employees. You choose your availability, travel areas and caseload. Seeds offers suitable referrals, provides Halaxy and handles enquiries, invoicing and payment follow-up.
You receive $125 per hour, paid fortnightly, plus travel time at $97 per hour (up to 30 minutes each way) and $1 per kilometre with no kilometre cap. We go through the payment and travel arrangements with you before you start.
No. We do not set weekly billing targets, minimum client numbers or report quotas. Some OTs keep a small caseload alongside another role or family commitments; others build a fuller week. Both are fine.
Yes. You tell us which days you are available and the areas you are comfortable travelling to. A wider travel area can create more referral options, but the choice is yours. Your availability can change over time.
Yes. We give you the relevant information and you decide whether to accept or decline each referral. If you are unsure, you can talk it through with Nisha Bal or another Seeds OT before deciding.
Seeds receives enquiries through its website and referral network. If you would like more clients, we can also promote your availability through Google Ads, a local availability page and your therapist profile. Depending on your area, we may contact GP clinics, allied health practices and schools, or use social media. We plan this with you, and it is optional. Referral numbers and timing vary.
They respond to new enquiries, speak with families, gather referral information, coordinate referrals, manage invoicing and follow up payments. We use Halaxy for appointments, clinical notes and invoicing, and we will help you learn the system.
No. Supervision, mentoring and case support with Nisha Bal are available when you want them. You might prefer regular support at first, or simply get in touch when a particular case needs another perspective.
Yes. You can talk with Nisha and the other Seeds OTs, discuss cases and share resources. You manage your own caseload, and you have colleagues to turn to when you want another perspective.
Interested in working with us?
You're welcome to ask about the role before applying. Tell Nisha about your availability, preferred areas and the support you'd find useful.
To apply, email Nisha a short introduction and your CV.
Email Nisha [email protected]
