Talent Acquisition Specialist

Cartwheel is a Series B, venture-backed startup 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. 

We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our fast-growing team in a temp-to-perm capacity. You’ll play a key role in running a consistent, high-quality hiring engine as Cartwheel scales our corporate team.This role blends recruiting operations, scheduling excellence, and light full-cycle ownership for select roles. You’ll report to our Corporate Recruiter and work closely to deliver an outstanding candidate experience and keep hiring teams deeply aligned and moving quickly.This is an ideal role for someone who loves bringing order to chaos, enjoys problem-solving across many moving parts, and wants to grow in Talent Acquisition at a mission-driven startup.

Role type: This is a Temp, W2, Full-Time, Salaried position (3 months) with the possibility of converting to permanent after 90 days
Hourly rate: $55–$60/hour
Location: Remote (U.S.)

• Own the operational side of our hiring engine — you’ll run the day-to-day flow of interviews, candidates, and ATS data so the recruiter can focus on strategy, stakeholder alignment, and closing.
• Take point on simpler roles (e.g., coordinators, support roles, select clinical support roles) by handling posting, screening to a clear rubric, coordination, and offer logistics, while the recruiter owns compensation, stakeholder management, and final decisions.
• Act as more than a scheduler by anticipating conflicts, designing interview flows that make sense, and keeping everyone prepared, in the loop, and on the same page.
• Have the opportunity to flex your support based on volume — some periods may lean more corporate and others more clinical, and you’ll shift where your help has the greatest impact.
• Drive process, not strategy — maintain clean, accurate Greenhouse pipelines, keep interviews moving, and run tight debriefs without owning high-level hiring strategy or headcount planning.
• Bring an operational mindset by spotting patterns, flagging risks early, and identifying small but impactful process improvements that make our hiring engine more scalable and predictabl time.

• 1–3+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruiting Coordination, HR, or a People Operations role.
• Hands-on experience with Greenhouse is required.
• Strong communicator — clear, warm, concise, and professional.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail; you enjoy keeping systems and processes tidy.
• Comfortable managing many moving parts across calendars, time zones, and stakeholders.
• Excited by fast-paced, early-stage startup environments where you can build and improve processes.

Extra Credit 

• Experience supporting technical, clinical, or specialized roles.

• Familiarity with sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem) or clinical recruiting workflows.

Our hope is that Cartwheel will be your best career decision! In addition to tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time, at a company well-positioned to do so, you'll have:

• Mission-oriented and inclusive colleagues who will go to bat for you
• Competitive compensation
• 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
• Annual Learning Stipend
• Team-based culture with mission-driven colleagues who will go to bat for you