Join Cartwheel to help tackle the student mental health crisis as part of its founding Arkansas clinical team.
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.
CARTWHEEL IN ARKANSAS
Cartwheel is excited to be launching in Arkansas in 2026 and scaling quickly through the year via our partnership with Care Solace. As a Cartwheel clinician in Arkansas, you will serve on the founding team for this region and will have an opportunity to be at the cutting edge of a new mental health care delivery model for Arkansas students and families.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re looking for outcomes-oriented and mission-driven therapists to join our amazing and interdisciplinary care team of psychiatrists, therapists, and school health professionals. 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: This is a W2, Full-Time, Salaried position
Location: 100% remote in the U.S.
Start date: Rolling start dates beginning 2026
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- 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 and communicate regularly with school staff.
- If qualified and interested, provide clinical supervision to other care team members
WHO YOU ARE
Must have…
- Passion for working with schools on mental health and growing a startup company
- Active license in Arkansas to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LPC, LMFT)
- 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. We use Zoom, GSuite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools.
- 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 Central 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 Arkansas license, you can live anywhere in the United States
Extra credit…
- Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish)
- Experience working with rural communities, and/or military families
- Experience with parent guidance
- Active license(s) in one or more of our active states (CO, CT, GA, IL, IN, MA, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, WI)
- Qualified to provide clinical supervision in Arkansas
- Active NPI number (Need to apply for your NPI? Visit this link. It takes 2-4 weeks)
- CAQH credentialing set up (Need to apply for CAQH? Visit this link. It takes 3-4 days)
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.
- $50,000 - $90,000+ in total cash compensation dependent on experience and licensure
- Includes $50,000 - $57,000 base salary dependent on experience and language capabilities
- PLUS Meaningful care contribution bonus for clinicians providing more than 20 clinical hours of care per week, often in the range of $10,000-$40,000 per year (and possibly higher)
- PLUS up to 5% Cartwheel Mission Bonus paid quarterly based on the % of students you see who have Medicaid, are uninsured, or speak a non-English language
- Equity ownership stake in the company
- High-quality health insurance with a $0 monthly premium option for employees
- Dental, Vision, and Employer-Sponsored Life Insurance
- 4 weeks of paid PTO (3 weeks any time + 1 week office closure in December)
- Sick Leave + Holidays
- 401K with 2% employer match
- Free cross-licensure opportunities
- Access to free online accredited continuing education and a CEU stipend
- 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 model with mission-driven colleagues
- Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming
Cartwheel is proud to be an 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: Please do not contact our Care, Provider, or Patient Services lines regarding job postings or application status. These teams support our patients and families and are not involved in the hiring process. For all recruitment-related questions, please email [email protected].
