Rolando Contreras
Oregon City,OR
Summary
Highly-engaged employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively in a large group as well as unsupervised settings. Committed to connecting our youth and families to opportunities in the community, in which develops lifelong skills to reduce recidivism.
Overview
1
1
Certification
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Case Coordinator
Oregon Youth Authority | Maclaren Youth Correction
Woodburn, OR
05.2026 - Current
- Coordinate youth treatment plans and schedules
- Facilitate family engagement and support meetings
- Implement restorative justice practices with youth
- Reduce isolation placements through proactive interventions
- Led daily operations within secure youth living unit
- Supervise staff and reinforce facility protocols
- Maintain a structured, safe, and accountable living environment
- Regular contact with parents and/or guardians and provides feedback and progress
- Documented incidents and observations to support staff and management decision-making
- Works with high risk youth (ages 12-24) and individuals across various ethnicities, cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations
Living Unit Manager
Oregon Youth Authority | Maclaren Youth Correction
Woodburn, OR
01.2025 - 05.2026
- Oversaw daily operations to maintain a structured and supportive environment for youth and staff
- Develop treatment plans for youth
- Advance equity-centered, trauma-informed youth support
- Promote a positive human development framework
- Assist Parole Officers in developing aftercare plans
- Maintain security to ensure staff and youth safety
- Completed daily documentation to ensure accurate tracking of youth progress and unit activities
- Assign and review the work of staff
- Conducted staff performance evaluations to provide feedback and support professional development
- Mentor staff on procedures and behavioral approaches
- Coach and support staff performance and accountability
Skills Development Coordinator
Oregon Youth Authority | Maclaren Youth Correction
Woodburn, OR
03.2015 - 04.2024
- Deliver trauma-informed behavioral skill development program
- Taught pro-social communication and conflict resolution to enhance interpersonal skills
- Facilitate structured youth development activities
- Implement Collaborative Problem-Solving strategies
- Promoted restorative justice principles to foster collaborative learning environments
- Contributed to individual and community safety planning to promote secure environments
- Advocate for diverse, equitable, inclusive youth support practices and resources
- Support restorative justice learning and practice
- Coordinated case planning with multidisciplinary treatment teams to deliver integrated support for youth
- Provide crisis insight to Security Threat Management
Group Life Coordinator II
Oregon Youth Authority | Maclaren Youth Correction
Woodburn, OR
03.2010 - 03.2015
- Supervise daily activities within secure youth units
- Monitor and document youth behavior and compliance
- Facilitate gang intervention and identity-based groups
- Implement anger management and CBT programming
- Established clear standards for youth behavior and accountability.
- Supervise youth participation in multi-cultural events, faith-based groups and LGBTQ+ community events
- Support treatment plans and skill development for high-risk youth populations
- Supported facility guidelines to ensure a structured environment.
- Administered physical restraint techniques based on situational needs
Education
High School Diploma -
Woodburn High School
Woodburn06-1995
Associate of Science - General Studies
Clackamas Community College
Oregon City, ORSkills
- Case management
- Treatment planning
- Trauma-informed practices
- Youth supervision
- Family engagement
- Data collection
- Progress tracking
- Problem-solving abilities
- Conflict resolution
- Multicultural competence
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Written and verbal communication
- Accountability
Certification
- Conflict Resolution Training- Oregon Youth Authority
- State of Oregon Diversity and Inclusion Conference- Oregon Youth Authority
- Collaborative Problem Solving Tier 1 and Tier 2- Oregon Youth Authority
- Security Threat Management (STM)- Oregon Youth Authority
- Motivational Interviewing- Oregon Youth Authority
- Positive Human Development Phase 1 and Phase 2- Oregon Youth Authority
Accomplishments
- 2018 Recipient of the Gold Coin Award – McLaren Youth Correctional Facility
- 2022 Recipient of the Gold Coin Award – McLaren Youth Correctional Facility
- 2024 Recipient of the Gold Coin Award – McLaren Youth Correctional Facility
- 2021 Governor's Statewide Award Recipient for Public Ambassador - State of Oregon
Timeline
Case Coordinator
Oregon Youth Authority | Maclaren Youth Correction
05.2026 - Current
Living Unit Manager
Oregon Youth Authority | Maclaren Youth Correction
01.2025 - 05.2026
Skills Development Coordinator
Oregon Youth Authority | Maclaren Youth Correction
03.2015 - 04.2024
Group Life Coordinator II
Oregon Youth Authority | Maclaren Youth Correction
03.2010 - 03.2015
High School Diploma -
Woodburn High School
Associate of Science - General Studies
Clackamas Community College