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# Join our Provider Network (Licensed Therapists) at Cartwheel

- **Company:** Cartwheel
- **Location:** Cambridge, MA
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2024-10-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/cartwheel-1/4538092007

## Job description

Join Cartwheel to help tackle the student mental health crisis.

Cartwheel is an early-stage company building a new kind of mental health program for kids that puts schools at the center. We see our role as supporting school staff who see kids every single day. Instead of going around them, we collaborate with them. 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. If you join Cartwheel, you’ll help make this vision a reality for millions of students across the country.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for team-oriented and mission-driven therapists who believe in the power of collaborative care to join our Provider Network! Express your interest in future openings as we expand into new states and stay updated on webinars, initiatives, and more through our [blog](https://www.cartwheel.org/resources). Even if we aren’t currently hiring in your state (you can see where we are hiring on our careers page [here](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cartwheelcare)), applying now will fast-track your application for future openings. As a Mental Health Therapist, you'll work directly with school staff, students, and families in our partner school districts to build stronger systems of mental health support.

Role type: 1099 independent contractor (10-20 hours per week) For: W2 hourly for providers living in CA or MA, and for non-independent MA or IL licensed therapists Location: Remote in U.S.

## WHAT YOU’LL DO

- Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and skills-based teletherapy, to elementary, middle and high school students in Cartwheel’s partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with possible extension up to 6 months)
- Collaborate closely with referring school counselors and other relevant providers at start of treatment and over the course of a student’s care journey (including through regular phone calls, emails, and virtual meetings)
- Build trusted relationships with school staff and families to support a student’s mental health needs, school engagement and engagement with school-based services, as applicable
- Provide regular psychoeducation and support to parents and caregivers to enhance a student’s mental health needs and individual therapy work
- Collaborate with Cartwheel MDs/NPs on treatment planning, care delivery and transition planning over a student’s care journey
- Partner with the External Referrals team to support the identification of referrals to community mental health and primary care providers
- Have the opportunity to participate in case consultations and discussions with other Cartwheel team members
- Help to further build Cartwheel’s clinical programming and wonderful Care Team

## WHO YOU ARE

Must have…

- Passion for working in close partnership with schools on mental health
- Active license to deliver mental health care (LMHC, LMFT, LICSW, LPC, LCSW, LCPC, PhD/PsyD, etc.)
- 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)- You can test your internet speed at https://www.speedtest.net/
- Excellent organization, communication, and collaboration skills
- Ability to offer hours both during and especially after a typical school day (e.g., 3-8 pm and/or Saturdays 8-5)
- NOTE: As long as you have an active license in an operating state, you can live and deliver care from anywhere in the United States Extra credit…
- Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin)
- Active NPI number (Need to apply for your NPI? Visit [this link](https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/#/). It takes about 2 to 4-weeks)
- CAQH credentialing set up (Need to apply for CAQH? Visit [this link](https://www.caqh.org/providers). It takes about 3 to 4-days)
- Experience working in a shorter-term model of care delivery (e.g., 2 weeks to 6 months)
- Experience with parent guidance
- Excitement to join an early stage start-up and help bring Cartwheel to more students and school districts

The above is a summary of the role, not an exhaustive list. If you think that you have most of the above but not everything, please apply. We'd love to hear from you.

## WHY YOU’LL LOVE CARTWHEEL

At Cartwheel, you’ll have an unmatched provider experience.

- Flexible and 100% remote role (10-20 hrs/week)
- Competitive compensation ($40-85/hour base hourly rate for licensed Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure (level and state), experience, language, etc.)- Up to 5% of your earnings each quarter as a Mission Bonus (based on the % of students you see who have Medicaid, are uninsured, or speak a non-English language)
- Team-based care model with mission-driven colleagues
- Administrative support from our experienced, full-time Care Coordinators so you can focus on delivering care
- Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming

## About Cartwheel

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cartwheel is a trusted mental health partner to schools, providing rapid access to evidence-based therapy and psychiatry for students.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Post-Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Joe English (CEO) and one other co‑founder (COO, name not publicly disclosed)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Mental Health Care / Telehealth for K-12 schools
- **Target customers**: School districts, students, and families (B2B through schools, B2C through families)
- **Mission**: To help schools build stronger mental health programs and ensure students can thrive in school, at home, and in life.

## Products & Services
- **Cartwheel Platform**: A school‑partnered mental health service offering individual therapy, group therapy, medication management, and parent guidance, delivered virtually by licensed clinicians. Includes care coordination and integration with school’s Multi‑Tiered System of Supports (MTSS).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding **$55.2M** (Series B of $35.2M led by A‑Street Ventures and Menlo Ventures, Sep 2025; Series A $20M led by Menlo Ventures, Sep 2023)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Menlo Ventures, A‑Street Ventures; partnerships with numerous school districts.
- **Growth Signals**: 191 employees (yearly growth +41.9%), active job postings increasing (+58.3% monthly), 92% of students report feeling better after care.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Rapid access**: average 7 days to first appointment, no waitlists.
- **School‑embedded model**: teachers and staff refer students, care coordinators handle logistics.
- **Evidence‑based care** with measurable outcomes (92% improvement).
- **Bilingual care coordinators** and licensed clinicians.
- **Strong technology platform** for care coordination and telehealth.

## Strategic Focus
- Expanding partnerships with school districts nationwide (recent roles for GM Statewide Partnerships, Customer Success Managers).
- Building out insurance network (Medicaid, commercial) to maximize access.
- Scaling clinical team and care delivery while maintaining quality.
- Improving product/tech platform to support growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission‑driven**: direct impact on student mental health.
- **Remote/hybrid options**: many roles are remote (therapist contractors nationwide). HQ in Cambridge, MA with in‑office/hybrid for some positions.
- **Culture**: interdisciplinary team of clinicians, school leaders, engineers, operators; described as “the best place they’ve ever worked.”
- **Growth**: rapid scale (41.9% headcount growth) offers career advancement opportunities.
- **Values**: evidence‑based, rapid access, equity, collaboration.

## Sources
1. [cartwheel.org](https://www.cartwheel.org/)
2. [cartwheel.org/about-us](https://www.cartwheel.org/about-us)
3. [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/cartwheelcare)
4. [Built In Boston](https://www.builtinboston.com/company/cartwheel)

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