Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and teletherapy, to PreK-12 students and school staff in Cartwheel’s partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with extension based on clinical need and clinician’s judgment)
Participate in case discussions with other Cartwheel team members
Support students and families with transition to community 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

Passion for working with schools on mental health and growing a startup company
Active independent license in RI to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PhD/PsyD)
Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
At least two years of experience delivering mental health services to children and youth via telehealth.
Access to reliable, high-speed internet (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload, you can test your internet speed at https://www.speedtest.net/)
Excellent organization, communication, and teamwork skills
Ability to offer hours during and especially after school (e.g., 3-8 pm Eastern/Central/Mountain/Pacific Time, Saturdays)
Ability to provide effective and safe care to children and adults, including ability to manage crisis situations virtually.
NOTE: As long as you have an active RI license, you can live anywhere in the United States

Competitive compensation ($60-$75/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

Mental Health Therapist – Contractor

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