Cartwheel · 1 month ago
Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - IL / Remote
United States
Contract
Remote
Mid Level
$45/hr - $85/hrCartwheel is an early-stage company focused on building a new kind of mental health program for kids, emphasizing collaboration with school staff. As a Mental Health Therapist, you'll provide care to students in partner school districts, working closely with school staff and families to enhance mental health support.
Health CareMental HealthmHealthTherapeuticsWellness
No H1B
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
Qualification
Required
Passion for working in close partnership 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 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)
Preferred
Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese)
Active NPI number (Need to apply for your NPI? Visit this link. It takes about 2 to 4-weeks)
CAQH credentialing set up (Need to apply for CAQH? Visit this link. It takes about 3 to 4-days)
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
Benefits
Flexible and 100% remote role (10-20 hrs/week)
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
Company
Cartwheel
Cartwheel offers mental health support to students in order to help schools regain balance in the midst of the student mental health crisis.
Founded in 2022
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$55.17MKey Investors
Menlo Ventures
2025-08-18Series B· $35.17M
2023-09-26Series A· $20M
Leadership Team
Joe English
Co-Founder and CEO
Daniel Tartakovsky
Co-Founder and COO (We're Hiring!)
Recent News
General Catalyst
2025-12-08
generalcatalyst.com
2025-12-08
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