Assistant Groundskeeper

The position I chose to apply for is an Assistant Groundskeeper for the Lake Elsinore Storm Baseball team. They are the Minor League Baseball affiliate for the San Diego Padres. The responsibilities of the job are divided into four categories, baseball field maintenance, turf maintenance, outside landscape maintenance and crew supervision. The responsibilities of baseball maintenance include: mound and home plate repair, bullpen repair, skin work and batting practice set up/ tear down. Turf maintenance duties are as follows: mowing, edging, fertilization application , irrigation, verticutting, sodding and over seeding. Outside landscape responsibilities are turf maintenance, trimming, and irrigation. Finally the assistant groundskeeper will have day to day crew supervision of full time and seasonal employees.

I chose this position because it allows me to use skills learned in the classroom and those I have already developed. I ultimately want to become a Head Groundskeeper in a Major League park and this would be a good opportunity to gain experience. The Head Groundskeepers I have spoken with explain that moving up in this industry is similar to baseball players advancing on to the big leagues. A person has to prove themselves before they can move to a higher level. Also I have never worked outside of Indiana, and I would like to see how other ball parks care for their fields.

I feel that I am qualified for this position because I have performed all the responsibilities required first hand. Considering my prior experience, along with the knowledge gained from my major, I would be able to fulfill the expectations of the job. Most importantly one of the requirements of the job is to supervise and manage the grounds crew. I have been fortunate to be able to do this in previous jobs, and this is a skill that can't necessary be taught in a class. The main point is, I would love this type of position and therefore would work extremely hard to excel at it.

ASSISTANT GROUNDSKEEPER
The Lake Elsinore Storm Baseball team is the Minor League Baseball (Adv-A) affiliate
of the San Diego Padres. Located an hour north of downtown San Diego, the Diamond
hosts 70 home regular season baseball games plus playoffs and other events including
carnivals, concerts, picnics and other exciting events.
The Lake Elsinore Storm Professional Baseball team is please to announce a job
opportunity within the Grounds Department. The Assistant Groundskeeper will assist the
Head Groundskeeper in the day to day operations of the Grounds Department including
the following duties:

Comments

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Grounds Keeper

Wow, you applied for a great job. I played baseball through my freshman year of college, and I always enjoyed playing on a well manicured field. Even though the job is very difficult and has some odd hours, I believe this would be a great job. For most people, they prefer a job like this to be around baseball and so they can experience the game each and every night. Also, the job sounds like it comes with a lot of responsibility. This is what would attract me to the job. I like jobs where the responsibility falls on my shoulders and it is up to me to delegate the tasks to complete the job with the most efficient process.