Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - PA / Remote (Copy)

Cartwheel • Cambridge, MA

16h • $65 - $75 • Remote

About The Position

Cartwheel is seeking team-oriented and mission-driven therapists to join their interdisciplinary care team. As a Mental Health Therapist, you will work directly with school staff, students, and families in partner school districts to build stronger systems of mental health support. This is a 1099 Independent Contractor position, 100% remote in the U.S., with rolling start dates through 2026.

Requirements

• 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 Indiana 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
• Ability to offer hours both during and especially after a typical school day (e.g., 3-8 pm Eastern Time)

Nice To Haves

• Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese)
• Experience with parent guidance
• Active NPI number
• CAQH credentialing set up
• Excitement to join an early stage start-up and help bring Cartwheel to more students and school district

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Flexible and 100% remote role (8-20 hrs/week)
• Competitive compensation ($65-$75/hour base hourly rate + up to 5% quarterly Mission Bonus for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.)
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level