Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - IL / Remote

Join Cartwheel to help tackle the student mental health crisis.
Kids spend most of their days in the classroom. And teachers and staff, who play a vital role in their development, are often the first to notice when something is off. But with 1 in 5 young people struggling with mental health, schools are getting crushed by a downward spiral in student crises and staff burnout.

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. We see our role as supporting on-campus counselors, psychologists, and school social workers who see kids every day. Instead of going around them, we collaborate with them. This means:

Earlier intervention

Higher student and family engagement in care

Better coordination among the trusted adults in a student's life

Kids shouldn't just aspire to get out of bed and drag themselves to class. They should be able to experience joy. They deserve to envision and build a life they're excited to live. If you join Cartwheel, you'll help make this vision a reality for millions of students across the country. We're backed by top investors including Menlo Ventures, Reach Capital, General Catalyst, BoxGroup, and Able Partners, and we're looking for mission-driven teammates to join our team.

ABOUT THE ROLE
We're looking for team-oriented and mission-driven therapists who believe in the power of collaborative care to join our amazing and interdisciplinary care team of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, therapists, and school health professionals. As a Mental Health Therapist, you'll work directly with school staff, students, and families in our partner school districts to build stronger systems of mental health support.

Role type: 1099 independent contractor (10-20 hours per week)

Location: 100% remote

Specific needs: Spanish speaking therapists

Start date: Rolling start dates throughout Fall 2024 and early 2025

WHAT YOU'LL DO

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

WHO YOU ARE
Must have…

Passion for working in close partnership with schools on mental health

Active license in IL to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LCPC, 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 Central Time)

NOTE: As long as you have an active license in the above state, you can live and deliver care from anywhere in the United States

Extra credit…

Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese)

Active NPI number

CAQH credentialing set up

Experience working in a shorter-term model of care delivery (e.g., 2 weeks to 6 months)

Experience with parent guidance

Excitement to join an early stage start-up and help bring Cartwheel to more students and school districts

The above is a summary of the role, not an exhaustive list. If you think that you have most of the above but not everything, please apply. We'd love to hear from you.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE CARTWHEEL
At Cartwheel, you'll have an unmatched provider experience.

Flexible and 100% remote role (10-20 hrs/week)

Competitive compensation ($40-75/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

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

Cartwheel is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diverse backgrounds and perspectives and an inclusive work environment. We're committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, or veteran status.
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