Remote Mental Health Therapist

Summary

Join Cartwheel to help tackle the student mental health crisis. Kids spend most of their days in the classroom, and teachers and staff are often the first to notice when something is off. With large increases in federal funding for schools and the rise of telehealth, schools are reimagining what mental health support can look like. Cartwheel is an early-stage startup building technology-enabled mental health services that put schools at the center.

Requirements

• Must have… Passion for working in close partnership with schools on mental health
• Active license in NJ to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PhD/PsyD, etc.)
• Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
• Experience delivering care via telehealth
• Strong technological skills and learning new systems, including Zoom, GSuite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools
• Access to a reliable, high-speed internet connection (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload)
• Excellent organization, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to offer hours both during and especially after a typical school day (e.g., 3-8 pm Eastern Time)

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and skills-based teletherapy, to elementary, middle and high school students in Cartwheel’s partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with possible extension up to 6 months)
• Collaborate closely with referring school counselors and other relevant providers at start of treatment and over the course of a student’s care journey (including through regular phone calls, emails, and virtual meetings)
• Build trusted relationships with school staff and families to support a student’s mental health needs, school engagement and engagement with school-based services, as applicable
• Provide regular psychoeducation and support to parents and caregivers to enhance a student’s mental health needs and individual therapy work
• Collaborate with Cartwheel MDs/NPs on treatment planning, care delivery and transition planning over a student’s care journey
• Partner with the External Referrals team to support the identification of referrals to community mental health and primary care providers
• Have the opportunity to participate in case consultations and discussions with other Cartwheel team members
• Help to further build Cartwheel’s clinical programming and wonderful Care Team

Benefits

• Flexible and 100% remote role
• Competitive compensation ($60-75/hour base hourly rate for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.)
• Full-time roles include excellent health insurance, paid time off, and an ownership stake in the company