Saint Sophia's Mission launches free national job board with AI coach

Saint Sophia's Mission has launched a free national job board for job seekers and employers, with about 1,200 live listings and tools aimed at people with disabilities, veterans and people with records. The nonprofit also added a free AI Job Coach powered by Grok, along with resume help and second-chance job resources.

Why it matters: - The new job board is designed to lower barriers for people who often face the toughest hiring challenges, including people with disabilities, autistic adults, veterans and people with records. - The launch adds a free national search tool, remote listings and career support at a time when unemployment remains higher for people with disabilities than for workers without disabilities. - The board and coaching tools are free for job seekers, while employers can post at no cost.

What happened: - Saint Sophia's Mission launched the Saint Sophia's Mission Job Board on Oct. 19, 2026. - The nonprofit says the board opened with about 1,200 live listings, including 1,181 published jobs and 95 more scheduled. - The board is available at Find a job. - The board includes remote jobs. - Father Zachary Martin, CEO of Saint Sophia's Mission, said the mission built the board so people can find real jobs without paying anything.

The details: - Job seekers can browse and search without creating an account. - A free account is required only to open a job's application link, and signup includes opting in to occasional emails from Sophia's Mission. - The board includes jobs for people with disabilities, autism-friendly roles, veterans jobs and second-chance jobs for people with records. - The listings span civil service, public service and transit jobs, including federal USAJOBS listings and roles in New York, New Jersey and New York City. - The board also includes VA and armed forces jobs. - Other categories include media, radio and TV, sales, waste management and recycling, fishing and agriculture, nonprofit jobs, AmeriCorps and volunteer roles. - Volunteer roles are labeled unpaid. - Listings come from major employers including Walmart, Amazon and Costco. - Manufacturing jobs are coming soon. - Each job page shows the approximate distance and a rough commute cost from a member's ZIP code. - The board links to resources such as VA Health Care and HealthCare.gov. - Saint Sophia's Mission also points job seekers to a free AI Job Coach, powered by Grok. - Job seekers download the free Grok app and use Sophia's Mission's copy-and-paste prompts for help with resumes, interviews and other career questions. - The AI Job Coach is a computer program, not a person. - Sophia's Mission also offers free Grok-powered learning, free resume help and a second-chance jobs page for people coming home from prison or jail or living with a record.

Between the lines: - The launch combines job listings with support tools, which could help users who need both access to openings and help navigating applications. - The inclusion of employer review before posting is meant to filter scams and illegal listings. - Each job page includes a link to report a problem. - The mission is framing work as both an economic need and a dignity issue, especially for people who have been pushed out of the labor market. - Nationally, the unemployment rate for people with a disability was 8.3% in 2025, about double the 4.1% rate for people without a disability, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

What's next: - Employers can post jobs at little or no cost, with posting free and optional suggested donations through Give Lively. - Sophia's Mission says gifts help keep the board free and support its job-finding work, but donations are never required and do not affect listings. - The mission says it will continue expanding listings, including manufacturing jobs. - The nonprofit also operates the free radio stations NEWHD Radio and Veterans Classic Rock, and NEWHD Radio is available on the NEWHD Radio app, Audacy, TuneIn, Apple Music and Apple CarPlay. - More information is available at Sophia's Mission.