Embalming Assistant Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

Description

Licensed Embalmer  - Greenback Location

East Lawn is seeking a skilled, professional, and compassionate Embalmer to join our Care Center team. As one of the premier funeral service providers in the Sacramento region, East Lawn is committed to serving families with respect, care, and excellence. 

This is an important role for a licensed embalmer who takes pride in their work, understands the responsibility of caring for human remains, and values professionalism, accuracy, teamwork, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, dependable, respectful, and committed to maintaining the highest standards of preparation-room care and service. 

Why Join East Lawn? 

At East Lawn, our work is meaningful. We serve families during some of the most difficult moments of their lives, and every employee plays an important role in providing compassionate and professional care. 

East Lawn offers: 

• The opportunity to work for a well-established and respected funeral service provider in the Sacramento region 
• A professional team environment focused on service, dignity, and respect 
• Company-specific training and support 
• Full-time employment with a stable organization 
• Health and welfare benefits 
• Profit sharing 
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays 
• Clothing allowance 
• The opportunity to contribute to East Lawn's long-standing reputation for excellence 

Position Summary 

The Embalmer is responsible for the respectful care, preparation, disinfection, preservation, restoration, and handling of human remains in accordance with East Lawn standards, family instructions, applicable laws and regulations, and professional embalming practices. 

This position performs embalming and preparation-room duties, maintains accurate documentation, follows required safety procedures, and supports the Care Center's service needs for East Lawn's mortuary locations. 

Requirements

 Key Responsibilities 

• Perform embalming, disinfection, preservation, restoration, dressing, casketing, cosmetology, and other preparation-room duties in accordance with professional standards, family instructions, East Lawn procedures, and applicable laws and regulations. 
• Coordinate with the Care Center Manager to complete embalming and preparation for East Lawn's mortuary locations. 
• Verify identification of human remains and maintain required chain-of-custody procedures throughout embalming, preparation, cremation, transportation, and release processes. 
• Assist with the respectful receiving, placement, movement, and release of human remains within the Care Center, refrigeration areas, preparation areas, and crematory locations. 
• Communicate professionally with the Care Center Manager, funeral arrangers, funeral directors, crematory staff, and mortuary locations regarding case status, preparation needs, service timing, special instructions, and family requests. 
• Accurately complete embalming reports, preparation records, cremation-related documentation, identification records, authorizations, and other required paperwork. 
• Maintain the preparation room, equipment, instruments, supplies, and work areas in a clean, sanitary, organized, and properly maintained condition. 
• Receive, stock, organize, and monitor supplies, including caskets, embalming fluids, preparation-room supplies, personal protective equipment, forms, and pre-printed materials. 
• Inspect preparation-room equipment and promptly report repair, safety, sanitation, or maintenance concerns. 
• Safely operate preparation-room equipment, including lifts, embalming machines, and other tools and equipment required for the position. 
• Wear and properly use required personal protective equipment and follow safety procedures related to bloodborne pathogens, chemicals, formaldehyde/formalin, infection control, lifting, transfers, crematory operations, and preparation-room activities. 
• Perform cremations at East Lawn crematory locations, including required preparation, documentation, identification verification, and chain-of-custody procedures, in accordance with company policy, safety standards, authorization requirements, and applicable regulatory requirements. 
• Provide removal and transportation of human remains as needed and in accordance with East Lawn procedures. 
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications 

• Qualifications will include required California licensure
• Applicable education and experience 
• A valid driver's license 
• An acceptable driving record 
• The ability to meet the essential functions of the position

East Lawn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment where all qualified applicants receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Passing a background check, pre-employment drug screen, and physical abilities test is a condition of employment.