Mental Health Therapist

Summary

Join Cartwheel, a company tackling the student mental health crisis, as a Mental Health Therapist. This full-time, 100% remote role involves providing teletherapy to middle and high school students in partner school districts. You will collaborate with school staff, students, and families to build stronger mental health support systems, participate in case discussions, and help lead mental health workshops. The ideal candidate possesses a passion for school mental health, an active Pennsylvania license, and experience with various therapeutic approaches and telehealth. Cartwheel offers competitive compensation, including a base salary and bonuses, along with excellent benefits such as health insurance and paid time off.

Requirements

• Passion for working with schools on mental health
• Active license in Pennsylvania to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, LPC, PhD/PsyD, etc.) Associate masters-level clinicians needing supervision will be considered, dependent on supervision capacity at Cartwheel
• 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 teamwork 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 teletherapy, to middle and high school students in Cartwheel’s partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with possible extension up to 6 months)
• Participate in case discussions with other Cartwheel team members
• Support students and families with transition to community mental health and primary care providers
• Build collaborative, trusted, and lasting relationships with school leadership, staff, students, and families. Meet regularly with school staff to discuss student mental health needs and develop strategies to improve school services
• Help lead mental health workshops and other programming for staff and families
• Partner with school leadership on achieving their overall mental health vision
• If interested, provide clinical supervision to other care team members

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese)
• Experience with parent guidance
• Active NPI number
• CAQH credentialing set up
• Excitement to join an early stage start-up and help bring Cartwheel to more students and school district

Benefits

• Flexible 100% remote role
• Competitive compensation dependent on experience and licensure $50-57k base salary rate plus a care contribution bonus of up to $40k or more based on weekly care contribution hours
• Mission bonus program of up to 5% per quarter for sessions with Medicaid patients, uninsured patients, or families that speak a language other than English
• Full-time roles include excellent health insurance, paid time off, and an ownership stake in the company
• Team-based care model with mission-driven colleagues
• Administrative support from our experienced, full-time Care Coordinators so you can focus on delivering care
• Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming