Work overview

Find work or hire someone.

Choose the worker or employer path. Worker profiles and contact stay free.

Find work — freeHire workers

Profiles and hiring requests are open. A profile does not guarantee a job or a match.

  1. 1Choose worker or employer
  2. 2Describe skills or the role
  3. 3Review suitable conversations
More about this section

Work Harbor is the one place for finding work, creating a free Work Passport, hiring workers, or opening a protected work conversation.

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Work Harbor is online

Use this page as the map. Use Work Harbor to do the work.

If you need work or need to hire workers, open Work Harbor. This page stays as the simple overview so older links still make sense.

Create free Work PassportCreate hiring requestRead Work FAQ

Choose the right room

  • Need work? Work Harbor creates a free worker path.
  • Need workers? Work Harbor creates a hiring path.
  • Need one job done? Use Services.
  • Selling, trading, or offering a thing? Use Marketplace or Makerspace.
Start here

Two Work doors. Clear boundaries.

Pick Work Harbor when the main question is work identity or hiring. If the need is a one-time customer service job or buying and selling something, use the matching Lighthouse room instead.

✦I’m looking for workOpen Work Harbor and build a free Work Passport with skills, area, schedule, and readiness. ✦I need to hireOpen Work Harbor and prepare a worker, staff, crew, or hiring request. ✦I need one job doneGo to Services for a repair, cleaning, hauling, appointment, quote, or provider job. ✦I’m selling or offering somethingGo to Marketplace or Makerspace for items, free offers, trades, wanted posts, or creator goods.

Work Harbor = find work or hire people. Workers stay free. Hiring requests are prepared clearly before private contact details are shared.

Lighthouse helper

Say it normally. Lighthouse cleans it up.

Tell Lighthouse what you want to do and it will shape the details into a clear work path you can continue from here.

1
Capture the real need.

Work, hiring, provider help, coverage, schedule, service area, and timing.

2
Separate facts from decisions.

Lighthouse can prepare the next step, but important commitments stay with people.

3
Start the conversation in Lighthouse.

Both sides can ask questions and make sure the fit feels right before moving ahead.

Tell Lighthouse what you need. Example: “I need two movers Friday,” “I cut grass in Baltimore,” or “I need part-time counter help.”

Workers looking for work are always free. Business capacity is part of Lighthouse membership. Saving a request does not start a subscription.

For people looking for work

Build a Work Passport.

A Work Passport shows what you can do, where you can work, when you are available, what tools or experience you have, and what kind of opportunity fits you. Looking for work through Lighthouse stays free.

SkillsTrades, labor, creative work, office help, driving, repairs, landscaping, cleaning, caregiving support, and more.
AvailabilityDays, times, travel range, urgency, one-time work, recurring work, or flexible capacity.
ReadinessTools, vehicle, experience, insurance/license details when needed, and preferred next step.
Create free Work PassportUse profile numberOpen my accountHow Work Harbor works
For people who need help

Explain the task once.

Lighthouse should help turn a messy request into a clear need: what has to happen, where, when, what kind of person or provider fits, what must be verified, and what the next safe step should be.

Home and propertyContractors, lawn care, cleanup, repair, hauling, locksmith, roadside, and local services.
Business coverageShort-term help, recurring roles, provider coverage, overflow, and specialist support.
Life helpErrands, projects, forms, appointments, organization, and guided follow-through.
Build requestAsk through Marketplace
For service providers

Show what you do without chasing every lead.

Providers need a simple way to say what they do, where they work, what they can handle, and how people should request help. Lighthouse should make the first conversation clearer before anyone commits.

Service profileCategory, work type, area, hours, photos, examples, requirements, and limits.
Signal RoomsCustomers and providers can ask questions in one shared conversation before deciding what comes next.
Clear follow-upKeep the request, replies, progress, and outcome together so nobody has to start over.
Start provider profileManage listings
For business hiring and coverage

Turn staffing problems into clear coverage.

Businesses should be able to ask for help in plain language: “I need two people Saturday,” “I need a locksmith partner,” “I need drivers,” or “I need someone to handle calls.” Lighthouse can organize the role, coverage window, requirements, follow-up, and safe handoff.

A
Define the need.

Role, task, location, schedule, pay range, requirements, and urgency.

B
Prepare matching.

Match by capability and fit, not paid ranking or automatic placement.

C
Decide together.

Use the Signal Room to ask questions, confirm the fit, and choose the next step.

Build business requestView Lighthouse membershipCompare plansOpen saved request

Work room map

Choose by the first action, not by the word “work.”

Looking for workCreate a free Work Passport.Hiring workersPrepare a business hiring request.Need a job doneUse Services for quotes and booking.Selling somethingUse Marketplace for public listings.

Plain boundary: Work Harbor does not charge workers, does not take worker wages, and does not replace employer responsibilities for hiring, pay, safety, licensing, taxes, or compliance.

The Lighthouse way

Simple for people. Careful where it matters.

People choose the fit.

Both sides decide whether the opportunity feels right.

Match by what matters.

Skills, timing, area, and the real need lead the match.

Start with a Signal Room.

Talk through the work inside Lighthouse before moving the conversation elsewhere.