Mental Health Therapist, Contractor – NY / Remote

Location: Cambridge, MA

Department: Therapy

Location Type: REMOTE

Employment Type: CONTRACT

• Earlier intervention
• Higher student and family engagement in care
• Better coordination among the trusted adults in a student’s life

ABOUT THE ROLE

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and tele-therapy, 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.
• Help lead mental health workshops and other programming for staff and families
• Partner with school leadership on achieving their overall mental health vision

WHO YOU ARE

• 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 New York license to provide mental health care independently. (LCSW or LCSW-R only at this time)
• 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)
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• Excellent organization, communication, and teamwork skills
• Willingness to offer hours after a typical school day (e.g., 3-8pm Eastern Time) or weekends

• 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)
• 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

WHY YOU’LL LOVE CARTWHEEL

• Flexible and 100% remote role (8-20 hrs/week)
• Competitive compensation ($55-$85/hour base hourly rate + up to 5% quarterly Mission Bonus for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.)
  • The Mission Bonus of up to 5% is paid quarterly for serving higher-need populations ( based on the % of students you see who have Medicaid, are uninsured, or speak a non-English language)
• 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 (this is used and loved by the majority of Cartwheel clinicians!)
• 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