diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index f5f51dd..e4941cd 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mod script_type;
 pub use actor::Actor;
 pub use context::Context;
 pub use flow::Flow;
-pub use job::Job;
+pub use job::{Job, JobStatus};
 pub use message::{Message, MessageFormatType, MessageStatus, MessageType};
 pub use runner::Runner;
 pub use script_type::ScriptType;
diff --git a/src/storage/redis.rs b/src/storage/redis.rs
index aaa07c8..7dbe60e 100644
--- a/src/storage/redis.rs
+++ b/src/storage/redis.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use serde_json::{Map as JsonMap, Value};
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
-use crate::models::{Actor, Context, Flow, Job, Message, Runner};
+use crate::models::{Actor, Context, Flow, Job, JobStatus, Message, Runner};
 
 type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>;
 
@@ -252,6 +252,35 @@ impl RedisDriver {
         self.hget_model(db, &key).await
     }
 
+    /// Atomically update a job's status and `updated_at` fields.
+    /// - No transition validation is performed.
+    /// - Writes only the two fields via HSET to avoid rewriting the whole model.
+    pub async fn update_job_status(
+        &self,
+        db: u32,
+        caller_id: u32,
+        id: u32,
+        status: JobStatus,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut cm = self.manager_for_db(db).await?;
+        let key = Self::job_key(caller_id, id);
+
+        // Serialize enum into the same plain string representation stored by create paths
+        let status_str = match serde_json::to_value(&status)? {
+            Value::String(s) => s,
+            v => v.to_string(),
+        };
+
+        let ts = crate::time::current_timestamp();
+
+        let pairs = vec![
+            ("status".to_string(), status_str),
+            ("updated_at".to_string(), ts.to_string()),
+        ];
+        let _: usize = cm.hset_multiple(key, &pairs).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     // -----------------------------
     // Message
     // -----------------------------