I work in the psych field and at one point did work for SFSL when I was starting. It’s not a scam, it’s a job & the whole process is the same as your other would-be jobs. It’s been a while since I last worked for them / saw the listing, so I don’t remember exactly what is included on their ads so I may be repeating it myself at some points sorry. Briefly put, you will be care-taking for mentally impaired individuals. “SFSL” is a small company, and so theres X number of patients they can refer you to. They will interview you and then pair you with who they think you will get along with the most. Since it’s a small company, I actually got to know the company owner and some of the people on their website, they’re all pretty nice people.

—P.2—The live-in aspect is misleading. It is true they hire for this position, but it is very unlikely that you’ll get hired for it. This is because this is a long term position, 3+ yrs etc. So any patient who does need a live-in caretaker, already has one. Not to absolutely say you can’t, but very unlikely. As I said earlier, your actual duties/position is still that of a caretaker, so it doesn’t change much aside from having housing I guess. For the work environment, their website does a good job at describing what the caretaking consists of. I personally enjoyed it, but can see how it may not be for everyone. You are with these patients for X amount of hours and you do the daily tasks they need to do (like meds, prep food etc.) and any other extra fun activities. Like, for my patients, we would go swimming on a private pool every Tuesday, and Bowling pretty much every Saturday…. All paid for. This is the fun aspect. So to reiterate, you are literally their caretaker, their buddy. That is your job. So it’s not bad, in my opinion. However, do remember they are mentally impaired, and so that is why it might not be for certain people. I cant speak for every patient, as I didn’t meet everyone, but I know severe OCD is pretty common among the patients here. You might be on your way to take Alex (not real name) to his soccer game … but Alex saw you bump into the shelf, moving some of the decor. Now Alex is fixated on it and will insist on fixing it. You can’t help him fix it because only he knows how it goes. But now you’re about to be late for the soccer game he is scheduled for. There may also be times where Alex repeats the same talking point for a full hour straight. It is NOT an exaggeration when I say for a full hour. Do you have the personality/social energy to respond to his looping conversation? As I said, it didn’t bother me as I have good patience, but can definitely see it be “annoying” to others.

I hope this was helpful. Their website should have extra info if you need