A professional who directs activities of children at vacation camp. Responsibilities include:

• Plans activities, such as hikes, cookouts, and campfires, to provide wide variety of camping experiences.
• Demonstrates use of camping equipment and explains principles and techniques of activities, such as backpacking, nature study, and outdoor cooking, to increase campers' knowledge and competence.
• Plans and arranges competition in activities, such as team sports or housekeeping, to stimulate campers' interest and participation.
• Demonstrates use of materials and tools to instruct children in arts and crafts.
• Instructs campers in skills, such as canoeing, sailing, swimming, archery, horseback riding, and animal care, explaining and demonstrating procedures and safety techniques.
• Organizes, leads, instructs, and referees games.
• Enforces camp rules and regulations to guide conduct, maintain discipline, and safeguard health of campers.
• May be identified according to type of camp activity.