Mental Health Therapist

Summary

Join Cartwheel's mission to address the student mental health crisis. As a 1099 independent contractor, you'll provide remote mental health therapy to middle and high school students in partner school districts. This 10-20 hour per week role involves telehealth sessions, collaboration with school staff, and family support. You'll work with a team of professionals and contribute to improving school mental health services. Cartwheel offers competitive compensation, a signing bonus, and administrative support. The ideal candidate is a licensed mental health professional with experience in telehealth and a passion for school-based mental health.

Requirements

• Passion for working with schools on mental health
• Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited school of Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Marriage, or Family and Child Counseling
• Active license in New York to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or PhD/PsyD) At this time, only independently licensed clinicians are being considered
• 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
• Willingness to offer hours after a typical school day (e.g., 3-8pm Eastern Time) or weekends

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
• Experience developing and/or delivering skill-building workshops for parents and families on mental health topics
• Willingness to visit schools and meet with staff occasionally during the year

Benefits

• Flexible and 100% remote role (10-20 hrs/week)
• Competitive compensation ($55-80/hour base hourly rate for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.)
• $2K signing bonus conditional on staying at least 6 months
• 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