Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - PA / Remote

About the role

Join Cartwheel to help tackle the student mental health crisis. We see our role as supporting school staff who see kids every single day. 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.

What You’ll Do

• 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
• If qualified and interested, provide clinical supervision to other care team members

Who You Are

• Mission-driven therapist with 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 Pennsylvania to independently deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, LPC, PsyD, etc.)
• Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
• Experience delivering care via tele-health
• 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
• Able to offer hours both during and especially after a typical school day (e.g., 3-8 pm Eastern Time)

Extra Credit

• Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese)
• Experience with parent guidance
• 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)

Why You’ll Love Cartwheel

• Flexible 100% remote role (8-20 hrs/week)
• Competitive compensation ($60-75/hour base hourly rate, dependent on licensure type)
• Team-based care model with mission-driven colleagues
• 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 (this is used and loved by the majority of Cartwheel clinicians!)
• Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming

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. We participate in E-Verify. Please be prepared to provide acceptable documentation to verify your identity and work authorization.

Note

Cartwheel uses AI-assisted tools to support our hiring process. This may include tools that help organize and surface applications for recruiter review, AI-powered candidate communications and scheduling, interview recording and documentation, and an AI chat tool available to candidates during the process. All hiring decisions are made by Cartwheel recruiters and hiring managers. No candidate is selected or eliminated from consideration solely by an automated system. All hiring decisions are made by humans.