Mental Health Therapist, Contractor – NY / Remote

About the role

We are an early-stage company building a new kind of mental health program for kids, focusing on schools. Our goal is to support school staff who interact with students daily. We believe in earlier intervention, better coordination, and more engaged families and students.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health assessments and teletherapy to middle and high school students in partner school districts.
• Participate in case discussions with other Cartwheel team members.
• Support students and families with transitions to community mental health and primary care providers.
• Build collaborative 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.

Requirements

• Must have passion for working with schools on mental health.
• Must have a Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited school of Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Must be independently licensed as a therapist (LCSW or LCSW-R).
• Must have experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing.
• Must have strong technological skills and be willing to learn new systems.
• Must have access to a reliable, high-speed internet connection.
• Must have excellent organization, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Must be willing to offer hours after a typical school day or weekends.

Qualifications

• Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese) is an extra credit.
• Experience with parent guidance is an extra credit.
• Experience developing and/or delivering skill-building workshops for parents and families on mental health topics is an extra credit.
• Willingness to visit schools and meet with staff occasionally during the year is an extra credit.

Skills

• Passion for working with schools on mental health.
• Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited school of Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Independent licensing as a therapist (LCSW or LCSW-R).
• Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing.
• Strong technological skills.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to work outside of a typical school day or weekend.
• Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese).
• Experience with parent guidance.
• 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

Cartwheel offers a flexible and remote role (8-20 hours/week), competitive compensation ($65-80/hour base hourly rate dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.), team-based care model with mission-driven colleagues, administrative support from our experienced, full-time Care Coordinators, opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, or veteran status. We participate in E-Verify.

Pay

$65-80/hour base hourly rate dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.

Schedule

Flexible, 100% remote role (8-20 hours/week)

Note

Please be prepared to provide acceptable documentation to verify your identity and work authorization. For all recruitment-related questions, please email talent@cartwheelcare.org. Cartwheel uses AI-assisted tools to support our hiring process, including scheduling, communications, and workflow management. All hiring decisions are made by humans.