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Understanding Roles in Uniteam (Basic, Manager, Admin)

Uniteam uses 3 roles—Basic, Manager, and Admin—to manage access, permissions, and recognition across your organization.

Updated over 5 months ago

🧼 TL;DR:

  • Basic: Read, chat, recognize

  • Manager: Post, moderate, send points

  • Admin: Manage users, permissions, platform setup, and recognition tools


🔹 Basic Role

Who this is for:
Frontline staff and team members who need to stay connected and recognized.

What they can do:

  • View and interact with posts in assigned Feeds

  • Join public or assigned Spaces

  • Chat 1:1 or in group Spaces

  • Send shoutouts and points (if they have points)

  • Redeem rewards

What they can’t do:

  • Create Feeds or Spaces

  • Manage users or permissions

  • Access admin tools or platform settings


🔸 Manager Role

Who this is for:
Store managers, team leads, or supervisors with team-level responsibilities.

What they can do:
Everything a Basic user can do, plus:

  • Post to assigned Feeds and Spaces

  • Create group Chats (Spaces)

  • Send points from their assigned manager budget

  • Moderate their team’s Spaces

What they can’t do:

  • Add or remove users

  • Access org-wide settings or analytics

  • Create company-wide Feeds


🔶 Admin Role

Who this is for:
HQ, HR, or ops leads with broader oversight—manually assigned based on org needs.

What they can do:
Everything Managers and Basics can do, plus:

  • Add or remove users

  • Create and manage Feeds

  • Assign roles and manage permissions

  • View platform usage and analytics

  • Create and edit Recognition Types

  • Distribute points to individuals or managers

  • Create custom gift cards for the reward catalog

  • Manage auto-grouping and platform configuration

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