Records Administration Clerk – Data Correction Queue

HRS Talent Solutions; Bedford; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

HRS Talent Solutions seeks a Records Administration Clerk to manage data corrections in the Data Correction Queue. This remote role allows either part-time or full-time hours, with pay between £26.25 and £28.50 per hour. You will validate records against source data and document changes per approved processes.

The role emphasises accuracy, following evidence, and routing anything disputed to the authority. A quiet home office and stable connection are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with data entry and records accuracy is helpful.
• Ability to follow approved sources and instructions.

Responsibilities

• Identify the exact record and entry the request concerns.
• Read the source document or authorised instruction supplied with the request.
• Check whether the apparent error has already been corrected.
• Distinguish a simple typo from a disagreement about what happened.
• Ask for missing evidence when the requested value has no clear source.
• Route protected or disputed fields to the right authority.
• Update a permitted reference, date or category from an approved source.
• Add a concise note when a correction has been completed.
• Leave an item pending when another team must decide the correct value.
• Return a question to its sender with the precise missing information.
• Check that the saved entry appears under the intended record.
• Connect a follow-up reply to the existing correction case.
• Close the queue item only when the authorised action or handoff is recorded.

Skills

Data entry

Attention to detail

Record keeping

Tools

Online case system

Job description

Records Administration Clerk – Data Correction Queue

Remote | Office Administration | Record Accuracy | Part-time or full-time
Pay £26.25–£28.50 per hour

Records sometimes contain a typing error, an outdated reference or a status that does not match the approved source. A colleague or customer may flag the problem, but the correction still needs to be checked, made in the right place and documented. This position supports that queue of routine corrections. You would work from evidence and the employer’s instructions, changing only fields you are authorised to update. You will not decide a disputed outcome or rewrite a service history to make a complaint disappear.

Before changing a field

• Identify the exact record and entry that the request concerns.
• Read the source document or authorised instruction supplied with the request.
• Check whether the apparent error has already been corrected.
• Distinguish a simple typo from a disagreement about what happened.
• Ask for missing evidence when the requested value has no clear source.
• Route protected or disputed fields to the person with the right authority.

An example might be a service date entered as the following day because two formats were confused. If an approved appointment record clearly shows the correct date and your permissions include that field, you could make the correction and check the saved result. If one source says a service was completed and another says it was cancelled, you would not choose the convenient status. Record the conflict and send it to the team that can investigate.

Make the history understandable

A good correction is visible to someone who later opens the account. Note the source used and the action taken as required by the employer. Do not place a full copy of sensitive material in a free-text note when a secure document link will do. Where the system keeps an audit trail, follow its process rather than deleting a previous entry to make the record look cleaner. If a related email refers to the old value, keep enough context that a colleague can understand why it differs.

In this role you may:

• Update a permitted reference, date or category from an approved source.
• Add a concise note when a correction has been completed.
• Leave an item pending when another team must decide the correct value.
• Return a question to its sender with the precise missing information.
• Check that the saved entry appears under the intended record.
• Connect a follow-up reply to the existing correction case.
• Close the queue item only when the authorised action or handoff is recorded.

The work has a customer service effect even when you do not speak to the customer directly. A support colleague relies on accurate records to answer questions. An incorrect date or case status can cause that person to give a wrong explanation, so careful office administration helps avoid repeated contact. You may occasionally draft a simple acknowledgement that a correction request was received, using approved wording. You should never promise that a disputed fact will be changed before it has been reviewed.

Fit for the position

• You notice small differences in names, dates or reference numbers.
• You can explain why a requested change needs a source rather than guessing.
• You are comfortable learning an online case or record system.
• You can work through a queue without confusing one customer’s file with another.
• You ask for guidance when the evidence conflicts.
• You understand that private information belongs in approved systems only.

Prior data-entry or records experience is helpful, but no specialist qualification is required. The employer will train you on its fields, approval boundaries and audit notes. A quiet home office and stable connection support the careful comparisons in this remote role. The actual schedule for a full-time or part-time opening will be explained by the hiring company, along with any process-specific checks.