Mental Health Therapist

Summary

Join Cartwheel's founding Arizona clinical team and help address the student mental health crisis. As a 1099 Independent Contractor, you'll provide remote mental health services to PreK-12 students and school staff in Arizona. This role involves teletherapy, collaborating with school personnel, and supporting students' transitions to community care. Cartwheel offers competitive compensation, including a base hourly rate and a quarterly bonus, along with benefits like continuing education and administrative support. The position requires an active Arizona mental health license and experience with children and youth via telehealth. The ideal candidate is passionate about school mental health and working in a startup environment.

Requirements

• Have a passion for working with schools on mental health and growing a startup company
• Possess an active license in Arizona to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PhD/PsyD)
• Have experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
• Have at least two years of experience delivering mental health services to children and youth via telehealth
• Have access to reliable, high-speed internet (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload)
• Possess excellent organization, communication, and teamwork skills
• Be able to offer hours during and especially after school (e.g., 3-8 pm Mountain Time, Saturdays)
• Be able to provide effective and safe care to children and adults, including ability to manage crisis situations virtually

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and teletherapy, to PreK-12 students and school staff in Cartwheel’s partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with extension based on clinical need and clinician’s judgment)
• Participate in case discussions with other Cartwheel team members
• Support students and families with transition to community 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
• If qualified and interested, provide clinical supervision to other care team members

Preferred Qualifications

• Be fluent in other languages (e.g., Spanish)
• Have experience working with American Indian/Native/Indigenous populations, immigrant populations, rural communities, and/or military families
• Have experience with parent guidance
• Be qualified to provide clinical supervision in Arizona
• Have an active NPI number
• Have CAQH credentialing set up

Benefits

• Competitive compensation ($50-$80/hour base hourly rate + up to 5% quarterly Mission Bonus for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.)
• The Mission Bonus of up to 5% is paid quarterly for serving higher-need populations (based on the % of students you see who have Medicaid, are uninsured, or speak a non-English language)
• $2K signing bonus conditional on staying at least 6 months
• Access to free online accredited continuing education and a CEU stipend
• Clinical Supervision for associate level clinicians
• Administrative support from our experienced, full-time Care Coordinators, and optional access to an AI-enabled medical scribe that saves you hours of documentation time
• Team-based care with mission-driven colleagues building a truly innovative school-community partnership model
• Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming
• 100% remote work in the U.S