About this role
Join Cartwheel as a founding member of our Alaska clinical team, bringing mental health care directly into rural schools across the state.
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Cartwheel is the nation’s largest school-centered telehealth provider, partnering with school districts in 16 states to bring therapy, psychiatry, and family support to students who would otherwise wait months for care. We work alongside school staff and we keep parents informed and involved at every step of a student’s care. In Alaska, that means:
- Getting students help earlier, before a problem becomes a crisis
- Keeping families engaged, consulted, and informed throughout care
- Strengthening the relationship between schools, clinicians, and the student’s parents/caregivers
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Catching a student who is struggling early, before a problem becomes a crisis, is one of the most effective ways to support kids. As a Cartwheel clinician, you'll help make that possible for students across Alaska.
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#### ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re looking for a clinical leader to join our interdisciplinary care team of psychiatrists, therapists, and school health professionals. As Cartwheel’s founding Alaska Clinical Supervisor , you’ll deliver direct care to students and families across the state and supervise future associate licensed therapists.
Role type: This is a W2, Full-Time, Salaried position Location: Remote in the US, Alaska residents strongly preferred Start date: December 2026
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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
- 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.
- Provide clinical supervision to associate-licensed clinicians in Alaska, and deliver cultural competency training — with an emphasis on Alaska Native communities — to Cartwheel staff and providers supporting Alaska clients
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#### WHO YOU ARE
Must have…
- Passion for working with schools on youth mental health and helping build a new care model for Alaska
- Active, independent Alaska LCSW license to deliver mental health care
- Qualified for board-approved clinical supervisor status under the Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners
- At least two years experience providing clinical supervision in the state
- Member of an Alaska Native or other tribal community, or demonstrated experience serving Alaska Native populations
- 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 GSuite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools.
- Willingness to cross license into other Cartwheel states. The cost is covered by Cartwheel and the licensing team supports clinicians through the process
- Access to reliable, high-speed internet (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload, you can test your internet speed at https://www.speedtest.net/https://www.speedtest.net/ )
- Excellent organization, communication, and teamwork skills
- Ability to offer hours during and especially after school (e.g., 3-8 pm Alaska Time, Saturdays)
- Ability to provide effective and safe care to children and adults, including ability to manage crisis situations virtually.
- NOTE: Residency in Alaska is strongly preferred for this role
Extra credit…
- Fluency in other languages (e.g., Yup’ik, Iñupiaq, Tlingit, or Spanish)
- Experience working in Alaska Native and rural communities
- Experience with parent guidance
- Active NPI number (Need to apply for your NPI? Visit https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/#/this link (https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/#/) . It takes 2-4 weeks)
- CAQH credentialing set up (Need to apply for CAQH? Visit https://www.caqh.org/providersthis link (https://www.caqh.org/providers) . 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!
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#### WHY YOU’LL LOVE CARTWHEEL
At Cartwheel, you’ll have an unmatched provider experience.
- $90,000 - $100,000+ annual salary for your first 3-6 months, transitioning to Cartwheel’s standard performance-based model thereafter, see details below First 3-6 months: annual $70,000 - $80,000 base salary, guaranteed annual $20,000 - $22,000 care contribution bonus
- After your guaranteed period: annual $70,000 - $80,000 base salary, and you will earn meaningful care contribution bonus for providing more than 20 clinical hours of care per week, often in the range of $10,000-$40,000 per year (and possibly higher)
- Clinicians earn 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
